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Saint Symeon the New Theologian says that we do not benefit from the ‘glamorous’ way in which we celebrate a feast in the Church. Even if we bring down all the stars from heaven to adorn the church for the feast and sing all the special hymns, if we do so only to return to our previous state after the feast, we have received no benefit. The true benefit comes when, after the celebration of the memory of a Saint, we keep within us the spiritual light that God gives on that feast. Such a light is very great in the person of our Holy Father Silouan. His case is exceptional, for he received the grace of the perfect at ...

The history of the human race testifies to the presence of billions of people on the earth who have left no trace or mark behind them, but were simply passing through this life. Metropolitan Pavlos wasn’t content to be a mere passer-by or one more lost voice in the hustle and bustle of the city. His voice reached us as a cooling breeze, sweetening and gladdening our souls, calming the city and halting its tumult, as the Holy Spirit spoke within him and through him, in such a way that all the generations of Antioch will remember him every time the Word of God is preached. The venerable father of all of us and our Metropolitan, Pavlos Yazigi, a man of ...

‘When he heard this, he became sad’ The nobleman who approached Christ wasn’t a person of bad intentions. On the contrary, he was well-disposed, a strict observer of the commandments of the Law and, indeed, the sort of person who was concerned about his salvation. He wanted to gain Christ’s approval, which is why he addresses Him in flattering terms right at the beginning. ‘Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’* Indeed, Saint Mark, in his Gospel (10, 17), notes that the man went so far as to kneel before Christ before asking his question. The good points about the young man In the first place, he’d observed God’s commandments from an early age. Of course, most of the commandments ...

People who surrender to their innate urges can’t have a rational soul, because a rational soul wants to act freely. And since it moves on its own, it also has free will. Whatever it does, it does out of  choice, not out of necessity. So, because it’s intellectual, self-motivated and free, it has an awareness of what it is and of the quality of its actions. Saint Nektarios od Pentapolis the Wonder-Worker

Since March this year, 13,604 couples have got married in Kyiv. «In Kyiv, 354 couples got married and 67 couples...

The Romanian Patriarchate was surprised to learn that during the election campaign a political entity printed, in order to offer...

In a message sent on Thanksgiving Day, the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas, Nicolae Condrea, underlined the connection between...

This is the 14th «Bus of Mercy», created with the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church. A charitable project called...

Homily on today’s Gospel reading by Metropolitan Hilarion, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate....

November 23 was a joyous day for the Georgian diaspora in Moscow for several reasons. Not only did the parishioners...

November 20, 2020 His Grace the Right Reverend Bishop LONGIN His Grace the Right Reverend Bishop MAXIM His Grace the...

Although many of us prefer to spend more time home these days for fear of the epidemic, others do not...

The Georgian Patriarchate released a statement regarding the second wave of spread of the coronavirus in the country. In connection...

The relaxation of measures of COVID-19 allowed a two-day retreat program to take place on the weekend of November 14...

The city of Patras will honor its patron Saint Andrew «with the same reverence as every year, but each at...

«Christmas holidays this year will be very different – much more limited, with our families, those we love, possibly joined...

On November 26, 2020, in commemoration of the feast Saint Stylianos the Monk of Paphlagonia, His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga...

His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga has today presided over Holy Liturgy at St.Nicholas Cathedral. In his sermon, the Metropolitan emphasized...

On Sunday, November 29, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided over Matins and serrved the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of...

We criticize our politicians when they’re in power, but they’re also our children. It’s we, the older generations, who are responsible, because we weren’t a good example to them. We’re an image of generations past and we didn’t manage to learn much from them. Now we have to answer. We have to start with ourselves, not try to change other people. Elder Tadej Vitovnički